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Thessaly and the Duchy of Neopatras
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Thessaly and the Duchy of Neopatras

Thessaly was an independent state in medieval Greece from 1267 or 1268 to 1394 CE, first as the Greek-ruled Thessaly and later as the Catalan and Latin-ruled Duchy of Neopatras. Under its sebastokrators, Thessaly...
The Gospels
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The Gospels

The New Testament contains four gospels attributed to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The four gospels are not biographies of Jesus, nor are they history as we define it. What each gospel attempted to do was write a theological explanation...
Saint Peter
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Saint Peter

Saint Peter the Apostle was a well-known figure in early Christianity. Although there is no information on the life of Peter outside the Bible, in the Christian tradition, he is often depicted as the first on many occasions: the first...
Despotate of the Morea
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Despotate of the Morea

The Despotate of the Morea was a semi-autonomous appanage of the later Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines retook part of the Peloponnese in Southern Greece in 1262 CE, but the Morea was only officially governed by semi-autonomous...
Gospel of John - Papyrus 52
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Gospel of John - Papyrus 52

Gospel of John - Papyrus 52, photograph by the John Rylands University Library, c. 2nd century CE. An image of the ancient manuscript of the Gospel of John (John the Apostle) known as P52, or Papyrus 52. This is currently...
Pocahontas
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Pocahontas

Pocahontas (l. c. 1596-1617, also known as Amonute, Matoaka) was the daughter of Wahunsenacah (l. c. 1547 - c. 1618, also known as Chief Powhatan), leader of the Powhatan Confederacy in the region of modern-day Virginia, United States...
The Eastern Perspective on the Trinity
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The Eastern Perspective on the Trinity

All too often, the Eastern perspective on the Trinity is mistakenly overlooked by Western society in the study of Church History. This is unfortunate, for men like Gregory of Nazianzus (329–390 CE) and John of...
Robert the Bruce
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Robert the Bruce

Robert I of Scotland, better known as Robert the Bruce, reigned as King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329 CE. For his role in achieving independence from England, Robert the Bruce has long been regarded as a national hero and one...
Henry Laurens
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Henry Laurens

Henry Laurens (1724-1792) was an American statesman from South Carolina who played an important role in the politics of the American Revolution (1765-1789). He served as president of the Second Continental Congress from 1777-78...
John Quincy Adams, 1796
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John Quincy Adams, 1796

John Quincy Adams as he looked at the age of 29, oil on canvas portrait by John Singleton Copley, 1796. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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